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Chen, Shih-Wen Sue; Lau, Sin Wen – Children's Literature in Education, 2021
The girl protagonists in Jean Kwok's "Girl in Translation" and Kelly Yang's "Front Desk" embody and reinterpret the notion of "guai" (loosely translated as "good") in their struggle to adapt to life in America. "Guai" is the most important concept governing childhood in Chinese societies. The word,…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Chinese Americans, Language Usage, Acculturation
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Dobson, Tom; Stephenson, Lisa; De Arede, Ana – Children's Literature in Education, 2021
Story Makers Press (SMP) is a University-based publisher which co-constructs stories with under-represented groups of children in order to diversify representation in children's literature and disrupt the way adult perceptions of normality pattern children's literature (aetonormativity). In this paper we analyse six drama and creative writing…
Descriptors: Novels, Elementary School Students, Foreign Countries, Minority Group Students